The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by a fiery and funny Aubrey Plaza (that The Cold Open cold open) were held today at the Beach in Santa Monica and If Beale Street Could Talk, from director Barry Jenkins, took home the wins for Best Feature and Best Director. Two years ago Jenkins did the same thing with Moonlight, which …
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Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman reign in The Favourite The battle for the favourite performance of 2018 turned out to be a real battle of The Favourite(s). Co-stars Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz took the top 2 spots on the AwardsWatch annual list of favourite performances of the year. It was the second time that the top two spots were …
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John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) and Christian Bale (Vice) still hold the top two spots this month but a big swap between #3 and #6 with Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) falling out to make way for Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody). While Hawke has been the clear critics’ favorite this season, with over a dozen wins …
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ROMAA Star Is Born ROMA, Alfonso Cuaron’s personal journey that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970’s has captured the minds and hearts of Las Vegas Film Critics Society, winning five awards including; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Foreign Film. A Star is Born …
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Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA wins big at NYFCC The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) has chosen ROMA as the best film of 2018 with Alfonso Cuarón also taking the prizes for Best Director and Best Cinematography. For his performance of a deeply troubled priest being torn apart by his past and the overwhelming dread of the world, Ethan Hawke (First …
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Ethan Hawke and Rami Malek rise but could Michael B. Jordan knock them out? Some big moves this month from actors in films large and small including a previously nominated indie fave and two performances from certified box office hits. Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) has been an underdog contender in Best Actor for months. For some he’s been top 5 …
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Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) maintains his #1 status and right now still looks like the one to beat in Best Actor. I think the question for many people is how many Oscars can Cooper take home in one night? He could be personally nominated for five awards and I feel like the industry likes him the way they …
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For the last decade and a half, Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine) has brought world-class films and filmmakers to the small bay city of Traverse City, Michigan to make it a destination festival. This year’s slate is a combination of new films, classic films, shorts, kids’ film, foreign films and tributes including: The North American premiere of Mark …
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Very little change on the Best Actor chart this month and in fact, no movement within the top 10 at all. All positions seem secure and haven’t hit any dramatic bumps in the positive or negative. The Next Up section that sees tone new entry and one worth a deeper look. Ethan Hawke in First Reformed, for a performance that’s …
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The 2016 Gotham Awards have lined up Amy Adams, Ethan Hawke and Oliver Stone for tributes at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York on November 28th. Adama and Hawke will receive actor tributes, Stone will receive the director tribute. This year, Adams is blowing up the festival circuit with two films; Arrival, her sci-fi drama from director Denis Villeneuve set …
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